Second Annual TradGang Knife Swap!! - Emails are all out!!!

[ishiwannabe]

So you are telling me kids get....um, more active? So far mine is just rolling all over. LOL.
Im working on mine by the way....should be interesting to say the least.

[imskippy]

Are necker style knives fair game for the swap? Just curious as that seams to be the first ones I will get done for sure. I also ordered some leather from tandy so I should have sheaths for them too. Skippy

[Jeremy]

Skippy, pretty much anything is fair game  

OK, I think this is the 'confirmed' list:

Hooked   2
owlbait   1
ber643   1
brettlandon   3
BullMtnArtworks   2
GMASIUK   1
Jeff Fortner   1
skullworks   3
mullet   2
ArcticArcher   3
Bobby Urban   2
Dallas   1
Caveman IL   3
Mechslasher   2
el oso   1
STOBBER   3
maddawgd   2

That's 33 knives!!!

Here are the guys I've heard from but are still working on knives:
dave hiltz   1
Jsthnt   2
varmint   2
herkimerhunter   2
ishiwannabe   1
horatio1226   1
sticshooter   3
elk ninja   2


And here are the 'I'm in' guys I don't have info for:
the real bowdoc
MYSTIKBOW
Whip
Ray Hammond
Carbon Caster
Ru
Marvin M.
atlatlzoom
robtattoo
OconeeDan
Holm-Made
SKYLER W
Lewis Brookshire III
dorris
Doug Campbell
tippit
drewsbow
4runr
loyd
imskippy
Jeremy
swp

[ber643]

If everyone gets in before the close, there are going to be more knives flying through the air than at a Vaudvile and Circus Knife Thrower's Convention!!!  

[Herb_W]

OK this has been fun and inspiring.  I've enjoyed reading all the posts here and looking at the cool knives.  Sure is some talent in this group.  Since the rules said we can assemble a knife even without making the blade and that stone knives are welcome then I'm getting in too.  Its been about 7 years since I've made a knife.  I like noviculite (that's the rockologist's term for some kind of white flint from Arkansas) cause I can paint on it.  I tried knapping and I do a good job of making little rocks out of big ones but without any real usuable form, so I buy the blades.  My craft is as a painter/artist.  So I paint something on the knife blade.  Then  do something with the handle that fits in with the overall look.  Haven't made any sheaths for these, just a base and some sort of stand.    Usually I do big game critters so this is my first duck on stone.  So I'm done with blade and its kinda OK for being a little rusty.  I hope folks like it.  The blade is 3 1/2 inches X 2 inches.  Now I have to find the right piece of antler or tree roots for the handle and figure our some cool beading pattern to inlay.  This is my first image post.  Here's hoping I got the images right sized and all in phototbucket.  Two pics of each side.  One of the full blade, the other a closeup of the image.  
Have Fun
Herb

[Herb_W]

Hmmm looks like something didn't work right??????

[Herb_W]

OK lets try this agin.  I think I see what I missed.

[Izzy]

Very cool.

[drewsbow]

Jeremy : I sent you an e-mail a while ago , I'm in for two so far . I may get more done before this takes off so I will let you  know. Drew

[ber643]

Love the "Woodies" on Novaculite (love that stone too) blade, Herb. Waiting anxiously to see the final.

[Jeremy]

Drew, I'm not finding an email in this electronic contraption.  If you're still at the same address as last year we're all set though.

"I'm in for two so far"... last year this guy entered FIVE in the swap!!  :D

[Ray Hammond]

Jeremy,
sent you an email this evening, earlier.

[dave hiltz]

I have my knife finished, is is o1 steel with a cherry burl handle, and some file work on the spine.  I will try to post some pics if I can remember how.  I did not make a sheath, I have not gotten into leather work yet.  Pics coming soon, Dave Hiltz

[dave hiltz]

here is the knife I made for the swap, it is 01 steel with a cherry burl handle.

[dave hiltz]

[dave hiltz]

[ishiwannabe]

I knapping away a little bit each day Jeremy. I will let you know as soon as I am done.
Some GREAT knives posted so far!!

[Jeremy]

Ray, no email.  Maybe there's a problem with the TG email again?

Anyway, my email address is fliksr@earthlink.net

[drewsbow]

Yep same address Jeremy  

[drewsbow]